[Interlude]
I love Big L because he's the emcee that approaches it every time to do damage
Every time he hits the mic, it's to show you he's coming to kill everything
I like those type of emcees, we were both label mates for a minute
At Columbia Records, years ago, and we never got a chance to do a proper record
So I-I said, "Nah, man, I-I-I need– I need that to happen, I need that to happen, so
Gettin' on a record with L is-is not easy, I mean, you don't comе to play
'Cause L don't play, L don't have a off day
To get on a rеcord with him, you gotta be present
The beat alone is not– it's not no happy go lucky shit
The beat, the beat is saying, "Come here to do what you gotta do, or get the fuck out of here"
So ain't no playin' around, the track, the energy of L
It's just— it just— it just spoke to the emcee in me
Big L was a street dude, I related to that
Back then, a lot of dudes in the rap game
Coming from the streets was like exciting for the rap game
To hear dudes purely talking about how they were gonna be the best rapper
And they brought the streets with them, they brought the block
We-we brought the blocks with us, I brought the block with me
He brought the block, it was in our spirit, our soul, our flows, haha
It was— it was— uh, it was like, you know, here's a day in rap where we come to represent our hood through our voice
With that being said, Big L and I had at least two street conversations that I can't repeat, you know?
That's, that's how, that's how he was entrenched, you know what I mean?
He was just a very knowledgable guy about certain things, you know?
I'll leave it at that
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